Marc Joel Atrero

Early in the Falklands War in May 1982, the (British) Royal Navy hunter-killer submarine HMS Conqueror sank the Argentine Navy cruiser ARA Belgrano. Three hundred and twenty-three lives were lost, half of all Argentines who died during the conflict. For the rest of the war Argentina’s admirals dared not let their fleet venture more than

Qantas Group News In this issue we report the delivery of a 737-800 to Qantas, an A320 to Jetstar, an A320 to Jetstar Asia, two A320s to Jetstar Japan and a Fokker 100 to Network Aviation, while departing were a 747-400 and a 737-400 of Qantas. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

An old dog learns new tricks ‘Be careful what you wish for…’ In my teens I yearned to be an aerobatic airshow pilot. Now, after 100-plus displays, I can look back on the long, and surprisingly steep climb to achieving that ambition. In the eighties, when I was 32, it took me 24 twenty-minute training

Aviating Whitsundays style At the heart of one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World, the Great Barrier Reef, lie the Whitsundays, combining 74 tropical islands along with many coral reefs and beaches, such as the iconic Whitehaven Beach. Early tourist operators identified the benefit of access to this playground by air and have

Regional airports and the airlines There is a convincing argument that air services and regional economic prosperity are closely – and inextricably – connected. In 2005, when Newcastle Airport in NSW won the Australian Airport Association’s Regional Airport of the Year award, it culminated a period of significant investment in the development of competitive air

Growlers on exercise at Amberley Even though the formal decision to acquire the EA-18G Growler for the RAAF was announced only in August, Australia has already gained valuable exposure to the electronic attack mission with three US Navy Growlers deploying to Amberley in September. With 12 RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets to be upgraded to Growler